Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 1d | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-10-2007 02:25 UTC-7

"Jman" Loves the Ladies

[user40108]

Phil "Jman" Galfond just took down a nice pot when he got action on his {Q-Hearts}

. A shorter stack moved all in for 10,000 and Galfond made the call. The short stack had {8-Hearts}

and got no help from the community cards. Galfond is now well on his way with about 78,000 chips.

Tags: Phil Galfond

07-10-2007 02:16 UTC-7

In the cutoff a player bets 2,500 preflop, and Zak Alameddine raises to 8,500 on the button. James Mackey in the big blind goes all in for 39,100 and Alameddine thinks about it a long time, and finally calls, showing {A-Clubs}

. The cutoff folds. Mackey has {10-Clubs}

and is eliminated. Alameddine has 136,300.

Tags: James Mackey Zak Alameddine

07-10-2007 02:13 UTC-7

Maybe He CAN Quit His Day Job?

[user40108]

Musician Sully Erna, the vocalist/guitarist for the rock band "Godsmack," is doing his part to prove that celebrities can play too. Erna is still very much alive in the event with about 40,000 chips and has his eye on Day 2 and beyond. This is not the rocker's first Main Event. Erna cashed in last year's finale finishing in 713th place.

Tags: Sully Erna

07-10-2007 02:00 UTC-7

Ted Forrest On the Move

[user40108]

Ted Forrest, who was fairly short-stacked for most of the day, now has about 120,000 chips.

Tags: Ted Forrest

07-10-2007 01:58 UTC-7

Ferrari Jay

[user38368]

On table 45, a player has returned to the table after the break with a gigantic chalice and wine for everyone at the table. This player is named Joseph Hunter, a.k.a. Ferrari Jay.

Tags: Joseph Hunter

07-10-2007 01:52 UTC-7

The "Quack Quack" Guy

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When Paul "X-22" Magriel first sat down at his new table, his reputation preceded him. A few people at the table knew him only as "the Quack Quack guy." X-22 is known for putting in a "Quack Quack" bet -- 2,200 -- or a "Double Quack" -- 4,400. There's also a "Triple Quack" -- 6,600.

He's known as X-22 because he was the 22nd player on the list when he won a big backgammon tournament.

X-22 wouldn't reveal his last name until a passing tournament director told everyone. Once the players found out, he treated them to a Triple Quack followed by a Rainbow Bet -- another Magriel specialty. It's a bet with one of each chip. One orange, one yellow, one blue, and one black makes 6,600. X-22 is quite the character.

Tags: Paul Magriel

07-10-2007 01:50 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Makes the Second Best Hand

[user40108]

Gavin Smith just lost some more chips when he doubled up a shorter stack at his table. They got it all in on the turn, with the board reading A-9-4. Smith's hand, the normally dominant A-K, was second best to his opponent's 9-9. There was no runner-runner miracle for Smith who is now down to 36,000 chips.

Tags: Gavin Smith

07-10-2007 01:45 UTC-7

Dutch Boyd Has Been Eliminated

[user40108]

Russ "Dutch" Boyd was the latest notable to head home earlier than he'd have liked. Dutch, playing from the big blind, got all in preflop against the player in the cutoff seat. Here's what the players showed . . .

Boyd: {7-Diamonds}

Opponent:

Boyd, in a coinflip situation, came up short when his opponent made a straight on a board of {Q-Hearts}

.

Tags: Dutch Boyd

07-10-2007 01:45 UTC-7

Poker Karma?

[user22113]

Is this yet another instance of poker karma?

Player A raises reflop and is reraised by player B.

Player A thinks for a long time, says "Okay, let's race," and reraises all in.

Player B shrugs, calls and rolls over {A-Hearts}